Eventlabel MAR2012_sel_s_f_06 Campaign Marion Island 2012
Species Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)
Age 1.5 years, sub-adult
Sex Female
Number 6
Length -
Girth -
Weight [estimated] - Weight [calculated]
Weight [measured]
ARGOS PTT ID 117854
Transmitter type Wildlife computers – SPOT 5 Manufacturer Wildlife computers PTT Serial Number 11S1468
PTT Software
Setting protocol Report for Spot 5 tags deployed in 2012
Transmitting with a fast repetition rate of 45 seconds and slow repetition rate of 90 seconds. It checks for dry (to start transmitting) every 0.25 seconds and switches to slow repetition rate after 10 successive dry transmissions.
Transmissions will be suspended after being dry for 6 hours, and resume after being wet for 120 seconds. Maximum transmissions per day= 300
Transmit on these hours: 0 – 23 Transmit on these days: 1-31
Transmit on these months: Jan – Des Time at temperature data are not collected
Deploy site Boulders
Deployment
Immobilisation Induction dose 11:51, 8ml ketamine (100 mg/ml) i.m.
Induction time 12:00 Follow-up dose Time at recovery 12:15 Anesthesia level 4 Comment Seal Tag No GR450
Tag deployed 2012-04-28 12:00 -46.774 37.862 Tag retrieved 2012-12-16
First transmission 2012-04-28T12:14:56 -46.882 37.869 Last transmission 2012-12-16T05:37:45 -46.876 37.857
